Jun 01 2011
The state of Vermont made history on Thursday when its Governor, Peter Shumlin, signed into a law a bill that would establish a single payer healthcare system. Advocates for equitable health care reform have for years, been organizing for such a system, which is modeled on the government’s Medicare program, but where everyone is eligible regardless of age. During the …
Jun 01 2011
In a 5-4 ruling the United States Supreme Court last week upheld a lower court’s decision mandating action from the state of California to reduce state prison overcrowding. That previous decision by a three-judge court required the State to “[decrease] its prison population to 137.5% of design capacity within two years.” The state can achieve the required result through a …
Jun 01 2011
Vice President Joe Biden is meeting with Republican members of Congress today to negotiate a deal on the national debt ceiling. The United States hit the current debt limit of 14.3 trillion last month, and will only be able to maintain normal operations through early August if no action is taken. Yesterday House Republicans introduced a measure to raise …
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Jun 01 2011
“True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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